She can also send for his Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF). As others in this forum have addressed, the info found in an IDPF can be graphic. If she pursues this resource, she should be prepared for that possibility. Send your request to: US Total Army Personnel Command ATTN: TAPC-PAO (FOIA) 200 Stovall Street Alexandria, VA 22332-0404 Be sure to cite the Freedom of Information Act in your request. (This says ARMY, but they also hold IDPF's for NAVY personnel from WWII.)

Although I have never used it, the following is listed online, and she may want to try it, also:

Information on sailors who may have died while in the U.S. Navy is recorded on index cards. A description of how the individual was killed is usually included. These may be requested from: Officer in Charge Naval Medical and Dental Affairs Mortuary Affairs Branch PO Box 886999 Great Lakes, IL 60088-6999 Phone 800-876-1131 Ext. 621, 627, or 628 Fax 847-688-3964